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Timing to obtain the J-1 visa

We urge you to get moving with the application for your DS-2019 as soon as you have received confirmation of your internship or job from your American company. The sooner you do this, the less stressful it will be !

When a Tour Company is neccessary, celle-ci s’effectue le plus rapidement possible. To arrange this visit, we must have received all paperwork from the company as well as your payment.

No document (your DS-2019 application form, among others) can be sent to you before this visit takes place, should these instructions not be followed.

Sending the DS-2019

Once your file is approved, the company documents validated, the payment received, the visit arranged if necessary, editing the your DS-2019 application form can take up to 48 hours, along with payment of the SEVIS tax and getting the receipt.

This then means that your DS-2019 will be sent directly to you by the American sponsor , en général dans ces 48 heures.

Note : It is possible that from time to time, the SEVIS system may reboot itself. During these periods, the sponsor can not make the payment and deadlines are lengthened a few days.

Envoi du visa après le rendez-vous à l’ambassade

Your passport is returned with the visa glued inside, on usually the next day or two after taking the meeting at the embassy.